Hey beauty and the warmest welcome to the Passion Break Podcast episode 22 with Erika Flores who's a self-taught Toronto-based illustrator and calligrapher with a modern and minimal style. She is best known for her line art illustrations used on mediums such as acrylic glass, digital illustration, and engravings. As a woman of color and the proud daughter of Filipino immigrants, Erika is passionate about creative storytelling through working with brands and creating themed art around heritage and culture, basketball/sports, youth and women empowerment and representing BIPOC and LGBTQ2s+ communities.

In this conversation we are going to talk about Erika's work, her journey to it and how to challenge the typical boss babe mentality! Here are the episode take-outs:

-How some businesses work better as a side hustle

-How taking projects against your creative flow can be tiring

-How the most authentic work is the most attractive

-The social media trends & the pressure they cause

-Catering your needs as an artist and business owner

-Finding the why behind your action

-How we all have different starting points and privileges as a people

-How the best is to let people define themselves and to not be defined by someone else.

Tune into this beautiful episode and click the "follow" button & download the episodes for your favorite walks! We are happy to have you here with us xx 

Contact the host:

IG @passion.break

Website: www.carlsenjes.com

Contact Erika:

IG @inkscrpt